Cancellara storms to yet another Tour de Suisse prologue win
Chronoman beats Tejay van Garderen on tough Lugano course Fabian Cancellara proved once again that he is the fastest prologue rider in the peloton. The Swiss rider took the Tour de Suisse’s opening day 7.3km ride in 9’41, a comfortable […]
Critérium du Dauphiné: Rodriguez takes stage six, with Wiggins holding on to yellow
Briton defends himself well on Le Collet d’Allevard Joaquim Rodriguez ended his string of near-misses with a brilliant solo win atop the final climb of stage six in the Critérium du Dauphiné, Le Collet d’Allevard. He crossed the line, pointing […]
Ben Swift Interview: Looking for more success in Switzerland
Young British sprinter finds he has more respect in the peloton after posting some quality victories One of the riders lining up for the Tour de Suisse prologue this afternoon will be Ben Swift (Team Sky), who will be looking […]
Greg Henderson Interview: Sky Procycling rider hoping to make Tour debut at 34
Kiwi could fight for stage victories in cycling’s biggest event It seems hard to believe but at 34 years of age, Greg Henderson is only in his fifth year as a professional cyclist. The New Zealander claims that because of […]
Roche regrets lost opportunity as he pulls out of Dauphiné
‘I’m literally cut from my ankle to my chin’ Irish rider Nicolas Roche had big ambitions going into the final days of the Critérium du Dauphiné, but was a non starter this morning due to the injuries he sustained in […]
Tour de Suisse: Leopard Trek ready to defend Frank Schleck's title
Strong field lines out in pre-Tour de France event Four-time World Time Trial Champion Fabian Cancellara will be the favourite for the Tour de Suisse prologue today but the ultimate goal for Leopard Trek is to get Andy and Frank […]
Bittersweet start to the Delta Tour Zeeland for Rabobank
Strong performances counterbalanced by a freak prologue accident Rabobank’s start to the Delta Tour Zeeland yesterday was an interesting one. Last year the Dutch outfit made a clean sweep of the opening prologue, taking the first 3 positions. This year, […]
Critérium du Dauphiné: Bradley Wiggins and Team Sky cruise through first mountain test
Tougher days to come for race leader in final two Alpine stages Bradley Wiggins (Team Sky) holds on to his yellow jersey in the Critérium du Dauphiné after the first of three mountain stages. The British rider came under attack […]
Broken rib for Andy Cappelle in Dauphiné crash
Quick Step rider injured brought down along with Nicolas Roche in stage’s closing kilometres Andy Capelle (Quick Step) was forced to abandon the fifth stage of the Critérium du Dauphiné after breaking a rib in a crash inside the final […]
Roche’s injuries assessed, will decide tomorrow if he will continue in Dauphiné
Tough day for Ag2r La Mondiale with Kadri out due to injury Although he finished the stage, the chances of Nicolas Roche fighting for his stated goal of a top eight overall finish in the Critérium du Dauphiné evaporated today […]
